Another idea for biometric authentication – and two threats
A U.S. researcher says he has written an algorithm that uses hand and behavioral biometrics to authenticate identities. The presumed…
Biometric R&D
Biometric R&D refers to significant research and development in the biometrics sphere, from academia to applications. This includes market research, product development, awards recognition as well as new inventions and innovations.
Biometrics testing and market building presage broader technology adoption
Gains in biometric accuracy and new developments in digital wallets were major themes of the week among the most-read stories…
Biometrics papers, tools sought by US universities
Open the calendar. The IEEE is calling for biometrics papers and two New York State universities are looking for candidates…
AI deepfakes are everywhere and regulators are working out how to respond
The question of digital identity is about to get much more complicated, and much more important, as the world starts…
Jenetric granted patent for multiple fingerprint scanning on touchscreen display
Jenetric has been awarded a patent for a method of scanning biometrics from multiple fingers on touchscreen displays like smartphones….
EAB explores how to comply with GDPR mandate for biometric template protection
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation imposes new requirements for protecting biometric data, but debates and uncertainty about how…
Biometric anti-spoofing handbook updated with liveness competitions, legislative impact
The Handbook of Biometric Anti-Spoofing has been updated, with the third edition published by Springer to provide comprehensive and authoritative…
Innovatrics CEO advises careful use of synthetic data to improve biometrics, cut bias
Synthetic data can be used to improve biometric machine learning models and AI applications, says Innovatrics CEO Ján Lunter, but…
Another patent from Apple puts palm biometrics on smart watches
Apple has been awarded a United States patent that would bring contactless palm biometrics for authentication to its Watch line….
Facial recognition algorithms hit new accuracy highs in latest NIST test
Idemia correctly matched 99.88 percent of 12 million faces in the mugshot category of the latest 1:N test by the…
